Love love love that color that burnt sienna I think. It has a great shape and great options it looks like. I own mystery ranch, goruck, eberlestock, tactical tailor, kifaru etc etc.my point is I love rugged tactical and tough bags. But this pack looks special. It just looks right I love the fabric I can see in ur video. Reminds me of Xpac material. Thankyou amazing looking pack.
That inner stretch pocket that you're using for your sunglasses case is a lot stretchier than I thought. I'm glad you showed us that! Great review George, always good to see you review Bellroy stuff!
Nice review. Been watching your stuff for a while now so belated thank you for all the hard work that goes into these. I ran right out and bought this pack after seeing this video. Same color etc. I’m a smaller guy so hopefully it fits ok, but I’ve been using an Alpha OneNiner Evade 1.5 full for over a year for edc and my personal item when I travel but the weight of it is a lot. It’s tough as nails but if I can save a few pounds without giving up the features, it’s worth a shot. The light weight of this and the unconventional organization stuff looks really useful but I guess we’ll see in a day or two when it gets here.
Perfect timing! I've been looking at this bag...and will probably buy it. However, my biggest negative is there is no luggage strap! I love EDC packs but I also use them for my carryon. I think their 30L has it and there's no reason this one couldn't. It just a piece of webbing and there is space for it. Great review...thanks!
Yeah its weird the reluctance for some of these brands to include it, its not like they are ultra minimal packs where every gram counts. You would think it opens up a lot more sales from prospective customers who have the luggage pass through as a criteria vs users that actively would not buy a bag that includes it.
I completely agree with your review of this bag. amazing bag, I fell in love with it when I first saw it. it's almost perfect bag for my EDC needs as well. but, I am not buying it because they are not offering a lifetime warranty. it's €285, and I would never make such a purchase even if I am a bag nerd. instead I use able carry daybreaker 2 which is €120 cheaper, and much lighter with lifetime warranty. the only advantages for in bellroy venture are the full clamshell, and the extra interior pocket. I am not going to pay €120 extra for that without a proper warranty. I like bellroy, I have some bellroys, but I am staying away from them for a while now, because of their pricing, and warranty policies. no thank you!
Agree with you on Garantie, bought Able Carry Max because of that and I still like Bellroy Venture just have rough time satisfying Bellroy pricing 😁 Nice review!
Really thoughtful review! I agree: overall excellent execution and design, EXCEPT for those darn, too-thin shoulder straps. My three other minor gripes: 1) wish its back was stiffer/firmer. Without a laptop, the back tends to fold/collapse if you load the 'brain' pocket. 2) Unless the main compartment is fairly loaded-out, its zippers tend to stick around the bend. I get it that the bend provides a logical fold-over point when accessing the inner pockets, but... the zippers tend to stick there for me. 3) The water bottle pocket is fairly slick, so a water bottle will easily slip out unless it is secured by the strap. Even then, it slips out halfway, which gets annoying. If only I could get this design with the greater structure and straps of an Able Carry... Again, thx for the great review.
I just received it. I’m in 2 minds. I like the shape and design and storage but like you the shoulders straps are not wide enough or padded enough. And the mesh inside is very thin. I’ve order the venture travel version thats even more expensive! I’ll see what its like but having had hands on this I’ll rewatch some travel ready reviews and see if the material and strap choices are the same. It’s hard to justify keeping something so expensive if it’s not perfect.
Great review! Thanks for doing it. So I had the earliest version of the Dragonfly and I recalled your review on that. My Dragonfly quite unintentionally went away and trying to figure out between this pack and playing the Wednesday cross my fingers to get a new Dragonfly. Which pack do you like better between this pack and the Dragonfly?
Thanks for the great review! How does this stack up to that evergoods mpl22 in your opinion? Or even the ctb26/cpl24? I’m on the fence about these, thanks!
Very nice video ! I'm looping for Thatcher kind of bag for my everyday but, I have to deal with a gaming laptop from gigabyte as working laptop and my iPad pro 12.9 with his magic keyboard. So there is some room for bulkier laptop and tablet ?
Kind of funny that you say this bag is not meant for outdoor activities. Isn’t that how it’s marketed? It is the “venture ready” after all. Though I’ve heard it’s not even very water resistant either.
Great Review! Would you choose this the MR Rip Ruck 32, MR Catalyst 26 or Eberlestock Switchblade (what i currently got, but can still exchange) for everyday use? I carry a laptop, tablet, chargers, rain coat, sweater, and random small miscellaneous stuff.
The straps look like the same straps used in the original Venture backpack which I had and sold. They were so uncomfortable on me. Do the straps loosen up on this pack also? Just ordered a MPL22, and hope it is an improvement on the comfort factor.
Bellroy shoulder straps are their main weakness. Maybe if Bellroy and Able carry had a baby. A separate entry to the laptop would be great also. But can’t win them all I guess
I have this pack and the Able Carry Max 30L. For basically the same price, the AC Max wins in every detail, especially the straps. I use the Bellroy as a day pack, and I am not a big guy, so the straps are fine.
Really like Bellroy's material but just can't convince myself to buy one because of the weird design choices. For example, swinging keys in phone compartment? Also, what you will have to do to just get to a pack of tissue? They just don't know how people actually USE backpack. The only outstanding thing about their bags is the material.
ruclips.net/video/S-S1gsTvHdo/видео.html Rain test. I havent watched george's review here, and I think I would like many of the features of this pack, but here's something to keep in mind. On first impression these have aquaguard, so it was surprising to see that it's implied rain resistance was a farce (compared to another test with Evergoods that did much better even without aquaguard). Add that to the bucket of bellroy blunders I guess.
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Returned the bag for that exact reason. Feel like they thought about everything but wearing it 😂
great video George! Also you seem like a genuinely good person, which makes your videos great to watch (and also lucky for your family!).
Love this bag and I find it extremely comfortable to wear. And the colour is gorgeous! George, your reviews are always awesome!
Wow! The shoulder straps....excuse me but it is a backpack 😢! Thank again Mr. George for helping out the folks with big shoulders!
Love love love that color that burnt sienna I think. It has a great shape and great options it looks like. I own mystery ranch, goruck, eberlestock, tactical tailor, kifaru etc etc.my point is I love rugged tactical and tough bags. But this pack looks special. It just looks right I love the fabric I can see in ur video. Reminds me of Xpac material. Thankyou amazing looking pack.
That inner stretch pocket that you're using for your sunglasses case is a lot stretchier than I thought. I'm glad you showed us that! Great review George, always good to see you review Bellroy stuff!
George, MY MAN. Back with the pack review we all NEED.
I own their smaller "Lite" series slings & duffel.... It makes sense that their backpacks would be cool too! Nice.
Nice review. Been watching your stuff for a while now so belated thank you for all the hard work that goes into these.
I ran right out and bought this pack after seeing this video. Same color etc. I’m a smaller guy so hopefully it fits ok, but I’ve been using an Alpha OneNiner Evade 1.5 full for over a year for edc and my personal item when I travel but the weight of it is a lot. It’s tough as nails but if I can save a few pounds without giving up the features, it’s worth a shot.
The light weight of this and the unconventional organization stuff looks really useful but I guess we’ll see in a day or two when it gets here.
Perfect timing! I've been looking at this bag...and will probably buy it. However, my biggest negative is there is no luggage strap! I love EDC packs but I also use them for my carryon. I think their 30L has it and there's no reason this one couldn't. It just a piece of webbing and there is space for it. Great review...thanks!
Yeah its weird the reluctance for some of these brands to include it, its not like they are ultra minimal packs where every gram counts. You would think it opens up a lot more sales from prospective customers who have the luggage pass through as a criteria vs users that actively would not buy a bag that includes it.
they since released a v2 where the only upgrade is exactly this ;)
I like brain type pockets, I find them more useful than the vertical pockets that seem to be on a lot of edc type bags.
Agreed
I completely agree with your review of this bag. amazing bag, I fell in love with it when I first saw it. it's almost perfect bag for my EDC needs as well. but, I am not buying it because they are not offering a lifetime warranty. it's €285, and I would never make such a purchase even if I am a bag nerd. instead I use able carry daybreaker 2 which is €120 cheaper, and much lighter with lifetime warranty. the only advantages for in bellroy venture are the full clamshell, and the extra interior pocket. I am not going to pay €120 extra for that without a proper warranty. I like bellroy, I have some bellroys, but I am staying away from them for a while now, because of their pricing, and warranty policies. no thank you!
Agree with you on Garantie, bought Able Carry Max because of that and I still like Bellroy Venture just have rough time satisfying Bellroy pricing 😁 Nice review!
Really thoughtful review! I agree: overall excellent execution and design, EXCEPT for those darn, too-thin shoulder straps. My three other minor gripes: 1) wish its back was stiffer/firmer. Without a laptop, the back tends to fold/collapse if you load the 'brain' pocket. 2) Unless the main compartment is fairly loaded-out, its zippers tend to stick around the bend. I get it that the bend provides a logical fold-over point when accessing the inner pockets, but... the zippers tend to stick there for me. 3) The water bottle pocket is fairly slick, so a water bottle will easily slip out unless it is secured by the strap. Even then, it slips out halfway, which gets annoying. If only I could get this design with the greater structure and straps of an Able Carry... Again, thx for the great review.
I just received it. I’m in 2 minds. I like the shape and design and storage but like you the shoulders straps are not wide enough or padded enough. And the mesh inside is very thin. I’ve order the venture travel version thats even more expensive! I’ll see what its like but having had hands on this I’ll rewatch some travel ready reviews and see if the material and strap choices are the same. It’s hard to justify keeping something so expensive if it’s not perfect.
Great review! Thanks for doing it. So I had the earliest version of the Dragonfly and I recalled your review on that. My Dragonfly quite unintentionally went away and trying to figure out between this pack and playing the Wednesday cross my fingers to get a new Dragonfly. Which pack do you like better between this pack and the Dragonfly?
First video of yours I've come across, and I loved it. Great review.
Great review as always !!!
Thanks for the great review! How does this stack up to that evergoods mpl22 in your opinion? Or even the ctb26/cpl24? I’m on the fence about these, thanks!
Like the detail of the inner zippers
Great video. Just discovered your content and love it. What’s the hat you’re wearing? It’s got a good look.
Very nice video ! I'm looping for Thatcher kind of bag for my everyday but, I have to deal with a gaming laptop from gigabyte as working laptop and my iPad pro 12.9 with his magic keyboard. So there is some room for bulkier laptop and tablet ?
Great video! What’s the hat you’re wearing?
Kind of funny that you say this bag is not meant for outdoor activities. Isn’t that how it’s marketed? It is the “venture ready” after all. Though I’ve heard it’s not even very water resistant either.
Do you like this or the northseeker better
Great Review! Would you choose this the MR Rip Ruck 32, MR Catalyst 26 or Eberlestock Switchblade (what i currently got, but can still exchange) for everyday use? I carry a laptop, tablet, chargers, rain coat, sweater, and random small miscellaneous stuff.
The straps look like the same straps used in the original Venture backpack which I had and sold. They were so uncomfortable on me. Do the straps loosen up on this pack also? Just ordered a MPL22, and hope it is an improvement on the comfort factor.
Just picked this up for £145 ($180ish i think). Great price I thought
Lol..I'm about to do the same. Has yours arrived in the UK ?
@@scuhsa yeah came next day
@@JordanAppleby thanks !
Where from?? I can’t see it for less than £230 😢
@@benh715 sorry, it was a Amazon sale
Bellroy shoulder straps are their main weakness. Maybe if Bellroy and Able carry had a baby. A separate entry to the laptop would be great also. But can’t win them all I guess
I have this pack and the Able Carry Max 30L. For basically the same price, the AC Max wins in every detail, especially the straps. I use the Bellroy as a day pack, and I am not a big guy, so the straps are fine.
What watch is that? Gorgeous. Kind of looks like a Casio ProTrek but I'm not sure...
Pro-Trek
So many great backpacks that are ruined by under built straps.
Goruck is my standard for straps. Better to be overbuilt than under built.
Hey George, if you had to choose between this bag and the Eberlstock switchblade which would you choose?
This one..
Really like Bellroy's material but just can't convince myself to buy one because of the weird design choices. For example, swinging keys in phone compartment? Also, what you will have to do to just get to a pack of tissue? They just don't know how people actually USE backpack. The only outstanding thing about their bags is the material.
as someone shorter i wish theyd make a smaller version
You‘re in luck - the 20 liter version comes out later this month!
@@v1rg oh wtf no way!
@@stfuerik Came out today!
ruclips.net/video/S-S1gsTvHdo/видео.html Rain test. I havent watched george's review here, and I think I would like many of the features of this pack, but here's something to keep in mind. On first impression these have aquaguard, so it was surprising to see that it's implied rain resistance was a farce (compared to another test with Evergoods that did much better even without aquaguard). Add that to the bucket of bellroy blunders I guess.
Now do eberlestock switchblade!